Faculty180 - Vita and Individual Profile Data Sheet

Alyssa M Troutner, DC, MS

Fall 1980 - Fall 2120

Assistant Professor I

[email protected]

Current Position

Position: SCU Health Faculty

Biography

Dr. Troutner earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 2015 before obtaining a Master of Sports Science and Rehabilitation as well as DC degrees from Logan University in 2018. She began her chiropractic career in VA after successfully completing the post-graduate Integrated Chiropractic Residency Program at VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System. During her residency, Dr. Troutner also underwent a 300-hour contemporary acupuncture training program at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. In July 2020, she joined the medical staff at the Rochester Clinton Crossings VA Clinic, where she ran a full-time chiropractic and acupuncture clinic. Additionally, she served as a faculty clinician for the OAA-sponsored Chiropractic Residency Program and worked as an attending clinician for clinical students from Northeast College of Health Sciences and Palmer College of Chiropractic. Dr. Troutner and her family recently relocated to Southern California and she joined the clinical faculty at LACC in 2023.

Currently, she actively participates in the North American Spine Society (NASS) and serves as a member of the Evidence-Based Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline Committee. In 2022, she was honored with the NASS SpineLine 20 under 40 award. Dr. Troutner enjoys collaborating with her peers to publish innovative case reports and reviews. Her professional interests lie in chronic pain management, healthcare equity, particularly in the context of spine care, and the integration of chiropractic care into comprehensive medical settings. She is presently pursuing an MPH degree at Dartmouth College and anticipates completing it in the spring of 2025.

In her free time, Dr. Troutner enjoys playing volleyball, traveling and hanging out with her three dogs: Benny, Tanner and Trapper.

Degrees

2018

M.Sc., Sports Science and Rehabilitation, Logan University, Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

D.C., Doctor of Chiropractic, Logan University, Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

2015

B.Sc., Human Biology, Health and Society, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States

In Progress

MPH, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States

Professional Licensures (Healthcare)

DC, New York, United States, 013219, Inactive, 2019, December 2021

DC, Delaware, United States, F1-0001024, Active, 2020, June 2024

Work Experience

2020 - 2023

Staff Chiropractor, VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System

2019 - 2020

Chiropractic Resident, VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System

Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

Journal Article

Completed/Published

Trager, Robert J., Alyssa M. Troutner, Harold J. Pikus, Clinton J. Daniels, and Jeffery A. Dusek. 2023. “Symptoms of Patients With Vertebral Artery Dissection Presenting to Chiropractors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” 15:e51297.
Troutner, Alyssa, and Michael Barbato. 2022. “Use of Telemedicine in the Diagnosis of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy in a US Veteran During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Report.” Journal of Chiropractic Medicine 21:225–31.
Trager, Robert J., and Alyssa M. Troutner. 2022. “Letter: Traumatic and Spontaneous Vertebral Artery Dissections: An Analysis of a Tertiary-Center 310 Patient Cohort.” Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) 22:e233–34.
Pierce, Kelsey, Alyssa Troutner, Lindsay Rae, and Janet Austin. 2022. “Provider-Patient Communication: An Illustrative Case Report of How Provider Language Can Influence Patient Prognosis” 66:85–91.
Troutner, Alyssa M., and Patrick J. Battaglia. 2020. “The Ambiguity of Sciatica as a Clinical Diagnosis: A Case Series.” Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 32:589–93.
Ault, Danie L., David J. Mann, Alyssa M. Troutner, and Norman W. Kettner. 2018. “Post-Traumatic Scapholunate Advanced Collapse of the Wrist: A Case Report.” Journal of Chiropractic Medicine 17:128–34.

Honors and Awards

Summer 2023 - Ongoing

NASS SpineLine 20 under 40, 2022, North American Spine Society, Award to showcase bright, young physicians under 40 based on accomplishments to date, community service and philosophy of care.

Professional Membership

Summer 2023 - Ongoing

North American Spine Society, November 2017

American Chiropractic Association , January 2019